Band 6 Specialist Community Forensic Worker - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Community Forensic worker to support the transition of service users from secure care to the community. You will operate within a strong MDT, coordinating care and delivering targeted interventions to reduce re-admission risk.

The role offers opportunities to train in social supervision and contribute to recovery planning with service users and carers, while developing expertise in specialist forensic practice.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience in mental health.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and coordinate care.
• Willingness to train in social supervision and recovery approaches.
• Provide clinical reports including tribunal and MOJ documentation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for service users transitioning from secure care to the community.
• Carry out specialist needs and risk assessments and provide interventions.
• Prepare and submit clinical reports, including tribunal and MOJ documentation.
• Collaborate with inpatient, community services, carers and related organisations.

Skills

Care coordination

Risk assessment

MDT collaboration

Intervention delivery

Tools

DBT

TIC

HCR-20

Dundrum

Job description

Job overview

The Specialist Community Forensic Team provides support and intervention to service users transitioning from secure care to the community and provides care pathway management to all secure service users with a mental illness diagnosis.

We also offer specialist advice and guidance to mental health and other relevant services.

The successful applicant will care coordinate a small caseload with support from an expert MDT. You will also have the opportunity to train and carry out the role of social supervisor and to jointly work with recovery teams.

You will also be able to develop your skills and expertise in providing specialist advice and consultation to other professionals.

This is an exciting post working as part of a highly skilled team in an innovative developing service . There are training opportunities in a range of therapeutic skills and clinical tools, including DBT, TIC, HCR- 20 and Dundrum.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated and experienced mental health professional. You will need to have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in mental Health

We are also committed to the development of a Co-production model with our service users and carers. Therefore they will be involved in the recruitment process.

Main duties of the job

If successful, you would be a specialist community forensic worker in a Multidisciplinary Team providing a specialist community forensic service to service users and carers, supporting transfer from secure care to the community. You would also be required to support Community teams and service users in reducing the risk of re-admission to secure care.

The role will involve care coordination and social supervision of service users who are or have been in secure services. You will carry out specialist needs and risk assessments, provide intervention and coordinate care to support recovery goals.

You will be required to provide clinical reports inclusive of tribunal and MOJ.

The role involves working as part of a strong MDT, building relationships and linking with inpatient, community services, carers and a range of organisations

There is a focus on providing appropriate training to develop skills in individuals and the service. You will receive regular management and clinical supervision along with group supervision.